Holy Sonnets

“The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained”-Unknown Quote. In ‘Cold In the Earth’ by Emily Brontë and ‘Because I Could Not Stop For Death’ by Emily Dickinson, both of the authors approach the theme of death differently. For instance, Brontë portrayed death in a melancholy way, whereas Dickinson portrayed death as calm and not frightening. Although both poems are juxtaposed, they both share similar literary devices such as: symbolism, imagery and mood.…

Despite the simplicity of Tupac Shakur’s peom, “The Rose That Grew From Concrete,” it holds several symbolic pieces that contribute to a theme of perseverance over all else. The first symbol presented to us is probably also the one with the deepest meaning. The rose. A rose has heavy connotative layers on both the positive and negative ends of the spectrum. For instance, it is typically considered the most beautiful of flowers and is often used as a gift, just as Tupac is the most beautiful of…

108-109). Meg Schoerke in her essay in Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage brings up phrases in both “Rain Towards Morning” and “O Breath” which “suggest the tension between passion and reticence” that she then claims is only broken by Bishop’s poem “Sonnet” (Summers, 100). Lombardi offers the most in-depth analysis of “Four Poem,” yet still focuses mostly on “O Breath.” However, it is important to examine her discussion with the poem and its parts because of how thoroughly she delves into “O…

1, What do you think of when you hear the word poetry? Dan Davis and Len Newey think of a way to send a powerful message that means something to you. They did this through their power and meaning full poems that they have shared to send a message to us of what they believe in or what they want to share about what’s it’s like being an Australian. The first poem is an incredible poem written perfectly and changes the way you see an Australian after you read it. It is so perfect because of its way…

The first half of “Death be not proud” by John Donne is a viewpoint of death being perceived as “mighty and dreadful” (2) and then transitions into the speaker taunting death to counter those perspectives. The speaker sounds confident and arrogant when he says, “death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die”. His use of personifying death as a person and his choice of diction makes death seem peaceful and the opposite of powerful. When closely observed many literary devices and comparisons are…

E. E. Cummings is not the traditional poet who follows in the footsteps of others. Experimentation with grammatical and linguistic rules enticed him to create his own distinctive writing style. “somewhere I have never travlled,gladly beyond” is written in response to two of his brief marriages which left him in a state of having experienced the highs and lows of love. Throughout the poem, E. E. Cummings utilizes imagery that relates to the senses and unconventional syntax. This enables him to…

commonwealth instead of the current monarchy; Milton was called the “voice of the English Revolution.” Milton wrote his poem, “When I Consider How My Light is Spent,” about what it would be like trying to serve God without his sight. Milton wrote this sonnet using a Petrarchan rhyming scheme in iambic pentameter. 14 lines, the common way of the time period. It was written in 1655; Milton had begun to lose his sight and would be completely blind for the last 20 years of his life. This is a…

However, the theme of love dominates all the themes expressed and is confirmed line after line. In this sonnet, love is a power. A power that is well able to bring optimism and hope to one in solitude and disgrace. The first couplet captures Shakespeare’s feelings, “When, in disgrace with Fortune and men’s eyes, / I all alone beweep my outcast state”, (1174)…

How is love like a story? Love is like a story because of one’s expectations in a relationship, and the things that happen in their life to form this story. Love follows a literary progression. We have a beginning, middle, and end, and have plot, characters, and themes. Relationships are based off how a partner and the relationship correspond to a partner’s ideal love story. If certain aspects are missing or completely different from how they thought it out to be, the relationship may fail. With…

A sonnet is a poem with a unique form, it has a specific structure. It is a type of poem which originated in italy. There are two types of sonnets, which are the Italian sonnet and the shakespearean sonnet. All sonnets are made up of 14 lines but each types are divided in different ways. An Italian sonnet is composed of an octet (8 lines) and a sestet (6 lines), while a Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three quatrains (4 lines each) and a couplet (2 lines). In my paper I will be analyzing…